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1996 Peters International
Date8 – 14 January
Edition104th
Champions
Men's singles
United States Todd Martin
Women's singles
United States Monica Seles
Men's doubles
South Africa Ellis Ferreira / Netherlands Jan Siemerink
Women's doubles
United States Lindsay Davenport / United States Mary Joe Fernandez
← 1995 · Peters International · 1997 →

The 1996 Peters International was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the NSW Tennis Centre[citation needed] in Sydney in Australia that was part of the World Series of the 1996 ATP Tour and of Tier II of the 1996 WTA Tour. The tournament ran from 8 through 14 January 1996.

Finals

Men's Singles

United States Todd Martin defeated Croatia Goran Ivanišević 5–7, 6–3, 6–4

  • It was Martin's 1st title of the year and the 9th of his career.

Women's Singles

United States Monica Seles defeated United States Lindsay Davenport 4–6, 7–6, 6–3

  • It was Seles' 1st title of the year and the 38th of her career.

Men's Doubles

South Africa Ellis Ferreira / Netherlands Jan Siemerink defeated United States Patrick McEnroe / Australia Sandon Stolle 5–7, 6–4, 6–1

  • It was Ferreira's 1st title of the year and the 2nd of his career. It was Siemerink's 1st title of the year and the 8th of his career.

Women's Doubles

United States Lindsay Davenport / United States Mary Joe Fernandez defeated United States Lori McNeil / Czech Republic Helena Suková 6–3, 6–3

  • It was Davenport's 1st title of the year and the 11th of her career. It was Fernandez's 1st title of the year and the 19th of her career.